Exo 6:16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 6:16-20: 6:16-20 This genealogy of Levi’s descendants focuses on Aaron and Moses ; four generations are given in the genealogy from Levi to Aaron and Moses (cp. Gen 15:16 ). Since the people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years (see Exod 12:40-41 ; Gen 15:13 ), this genealogy skips numerous generations. In Gen 46:11 , Gershon, Kohath, and Merari are listed as the actual sons of Levi who moved down to Egypt with their father and the rest of Jacob’s family. Amram ’ s wife, Jochebed, gave birth to his sons (Exod 6:20 ). This is very concrete language, so there is no reason to believe that there were unnamed generations between Amram and Aaron and Moses . This suggests that the unnamed generations were between Kohath (son of Levi) and Amram (father of Aaron and Moses).

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bGen 15:16►

cExod 12:40-41►

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Summary for Exod 6:16-20: 6:16-20 ^a This genealogy of Levi’s descendants focuses on Aaron and Moses; four generations are given in the genealogy from Levi to Aaron and Moses (cp. Gen 15:16 ^b). Since the people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years (see Exod 12:40-41 ^c; Gen 15:13 ^d), this genealogy skips numerous generations. In Gen 46:11 ^e, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari are listed as the actual sons of Levi who moved down to Egypt with their father and the rest of Jacob’s family. Amram’s wife, Jochebed, gave birth to his sons (Exod 6:20 ^f). This is very concrete language, so there is no reason to believe that there were unnamed generations between Amram and Aaron and Moses. This suggests that the unnamed generations were between Kohath (son of Levi) and Amram (father of Aaron and Moses).